Gordon Alcott lives alone in a home along Route 41 in Winthrop. Nelson and Sherry Lavigne, volunteers with the Winthrop Hot Meal Kitchen, pulled into his yard and found him on the ground near his back porch.

Nelson Lavigne said he and his wife were able to get Alcott on his feet. An ambulance took him to the hospital, where he was treated for a cut above his eye.

Leon Palmer stopped by to check on Alcott Friday.

“His daughter or somebody may have come to pick him up,” Palmer said.

A sign on Alcott’s door said, “Please leave no more food, thanks.”

Nelson Lavigne said he was glad they were at the right place at the right time.

Winthrop police said the incident should serve as a reminder to check on elderly neighbors, especially when it’s cold outside.